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    Golem100: Hmmm, Didn't I first hear of this in "The Tommyknockers" by Stephen King. more »
    Bigdamnhero: Funded in part by the Society of One-Handed IMers... dedicated to abolishing sticky keyboards everywhere since 1998. more »
    lukeadams: I only want this if it can be run backwards so that I can beam movies into my dreams. more »
    theimmc: Inside the skull? *shudder* Next! more »
    The5thElephant: I finally get what I always wanted, a Lite-Brite board plugged directly into my head (see picture). more »
    Pyroninja42: OH SNAP. NOW MUTE AND BLIND PEOPLE CAN SPEAK. more »
    Kadian: With this device you wouldn't be able to lie. Think of those implications. more »
    yeptruthhurts: lets see, learn to type or crack open my skull and stick stuff into my brain? open me up! more »
    closeencounter: "We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get his typing speed up." more »
    Shai: "God damnit my anus is itchy. Wait, did I think that or text it?" more »
    YingYangCounter: *Rubs hands together* Excellent! This plus my Emotive Controller, Nintendo power glove, and 360 auto rotate chair and i am almost ready to be "Snow Cr... more »
    MagicalTrev: Talk about paying the high price for being an early adopter. You'd better hope the technology doesn't become obsolete within your lifetime, because re... more »
    RoboBagins: Eh, I'll wait till they come out with the bluetooth headset that does this. more »
    bornonbord: "Shih's system does require a craniotomy, which is not a surgery to be taken on a whim" Considering the stupid reasons people cut their bodies open f... more »
    aubreyf: They should make it so raising your eyebrows while you think of the letter makes it uppercase. And have it read your emotions and auto-append an emot... more »
    Jesse Scroggins: Those damn kids and their texting... Will it ever end?!? more »
    cletar: So, it's like Force typing? more »
    Dr Emilio Lizardo: wHat"s teh BGi deAl/ Im Useng 1 rite Nowwwwwwwww. more »
    SpammerOvTheGods: *click-click-click, etc.* "what was that?" "that was my SKULL!! I'm so wasted!" #@! more »
    Roklimber: Stephen Hawking might benefit from this, assuming that the surgery to implant the electrodes doesn't make him a person of normal intelligence. more »
  • #madscience

    A Device That Lets You Type With Your Mind

    By placing electrode grids inside patients' skulls, researchers at the Mayo Clinic have created a way for people to type words using only their brainwaves. It's a major breakthrough for brain-computer interface research. More »
  • #medicalimaging

    This Is What Game Consoles Really Do To Your Brain